Nigel Farage, the new leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, had a soft drink thrown at him on Tuesday (June 4) in his first full day of campaigning for a seat in parliament in Britain's upcoming July 4 election.

In the video, a woman can be seen throwing a drink over Farage as he leaves a pub, shortly after launching his campaign in the seat of Clacton-on-Sea

In a surprise announcement on Monday (June 3), Farage announced he would stand as a candidate and lead Reform in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Farage has stood unsuccessfully for parliament seven times but is still one of the most influential British politicians of his generation, putting pressure on a succession of prime ministers to take tougher positions on Europe and immigration.

(Production: Joe Raggett)